Ahh, I'm a cheap @ss and don't have a tv that's larger than 20". That would drive me nuts. I assume that moving the sensor bar doesn't have any effect. What size TV? -I'm looking to buy one in the near future.
I'm a big proponent for nuclear power.... but stories like this make me wonder if we humans are intrinsically incapable of dealing with nuclear power on a day to day basis.
daily routines become more of a habit, and soon we're taking things for granted.... Definitely dangerous in a situation like that, and whether or not the procedures are well written and generally followed, it only takes one person.
Then again, I am drunk. I think I'll go mishandle my rod for a bit, and leave philosophizationing (nice huh?) to everyone else.
Beginning of the cycle. Nintendo is leaving it to Zelda to hold cores over until this springs' titles are out. (Hopefully they don't fumble this) And I could have sworn there is a calibration screen somewhere in the setup menus.
I'd hope that they would care. SCEA has been relying on the ps2 for years as a cash cow. If as you suggest, Sony sacrificed their next gen console to win the format war then where would that leave them? Basically it would leave them as a producer of cheap movie players. That's a step down for sure, and I have to think that Sony wants it both ways.
I disagree on your first point. If Microsoft adhered to that mantra, then why sell the original xbox for a loss? Are they even breaking even on the 360 yet? As far as I know they are still taking a hit there, and will/would continue to for the hope that they can leverage that in their whole convergence thing. Ballmer is worse than column A or B, he's both. And we all know what happens when a chair throwing idiot in denial happens to get his hands on a mic..
Firefox has serious issues on my machine. It has spasms in the content pane and twitches up and down. This is a known issue and has no fix or workaround atm. On a positive note though, PS works fine for me with no issues.
Parent is a perfect example of what's wrong with our little OSS community. Years of contributing ( we're not talking use here, but actual contribution ). And this is the response of multiple people to his post.
We don't care if the software has issues that aren't being addressed.... just don't criticize.
Call his letter a troll if you like, but this wasn't some noob saying "MY MP3z WONT PLAY, SCREW FC!".
I don't know, Zelda has been a great single player game for me. I can kick back on the couch and just play. The motions required so far are actually very small. (I don't have the shield attack or the bow yet)
How's the PS3 though? I hear a ton of saber rattling, but really... how is it?
Same, I called Target, BB, EB, and even satan-mart... Nada. A couple of my buddies are waiting for me to find it, 6 packs of beer in hand. I'm sure as hell not going go the ebay route.
Ask Jack Tretton from Sony.... Units on the SHELF are what makes a system good. Seriously, he'll set you straight, good old Jack is a mix between Sherlock Holmes, Einstein, and the Delphi Oracle. Sort of a demi-god if you will.
Actually some analysts gave vista not so bright outlook. Microsoft on the other hand had expected to sell 200 million copies of Vista to consumers and businesses worldwide in its first two years. Windows XP, by comparison, sold 120 million copies in its first 24 months.
You're definitely not winning friends here. I agree with you though. So far, Vista hasn't been that bad. The firefox bug that causes twitching has forced me to switch to opera, but besides that almost all of my software works well. My geforce card runs the dual heads without any issues and performance isn't bad at all. (3.8 ghz, 2gb ram)
A lot of people here call Vista a plague or a bloated POS. Sounds a bit like a head in the sand issue. I don't foresee any large corporations switching to mac/linux solely because of Vista. I'm not a Mac user, so perhaps someone can help me out. Could a homogenus mac-based network supply replacements for SQL server, SAP, exchange? Are the clients able to interoperate with the windows services they replace? Incremental upgrades are key.
It's not perfect, but as with XP it's "good enough".... and that seems to satisfy most people.
Not quite. I've read a few articles that challenge that view. IGN has a good one. I'm not sure if this is without a doubt the case, but numerous sources have claimed it is. As always, grain of salt.
Wouldn't it be funny if Sony became a direct competitor to Intel and AMD? Next gen PCs could run on cell processors! That would be entertaining. I envision that Sony would claim within the first quarter that they had won the processor race, then move to introduce proprietary hardware based security- allowing only trusted devices to deal with "protected content". Then whatever mainstream OS out there would implement some sort of copy protection at the software level that would kee.. wait..... oh frack me..
Here's my reason for disagreeing with this. If I were in a low income situation and forced to go to the public library for all my computing. I'd be pissed to find that I- as a consenting adult could not go to websites like myspace. If the small amount of money that I make is taxed, paying for roads and other public services.... I'd better be able to check a damn non-adult(read porn) website. Though I can understand (though perhaps have objections to) blocking all adult websites, social networking sites don't fall anywhere near the rubric.
Argue for public safety all you want. People determined to get on myspace will simply use a friends computer. Taxpayer dollars paying for this makes it a tough issue to call, but it seems to me that some sort of median level of acceptability should help define the standard, not exceptions.
then again, the alchohol might be talking.
and yes, I sympathize with the parents out there... but I doubt anyone here will claim that libraries blocking myspace will deter a teen from access. A bit like the DRM situation.
Delay tactic #34785 by SCO. No purpose besides attempting to cast more FUD on the issue. If they claim IBM is the PJ from Groklaw after she takes a break; allowing the courts to search for her for weeks/months... It's a good delay tactic.
I sincerely hope SCO rots in hell and as for Mr. DM... A jail cell looks nice.
A company I worked for produces pstn / voip b2b conferencing solutions. The companies purchase a server with our software along with customized hardware. Our software runs on solaris 7/8 using an entirely antiquated netscape httpd. Every machine out in the field runs telnet, none ssh.
Not that it matters much, most logging is disabled, the root password is a three letter word for 'feline' and remote root logins are allowed.
That being said, IMHO this won't be a VHS versus Betamax thing. There is too much manufacturing set up for both sides to simply abandon one format. I have to disagree with one format being immune to abandonment. Industry support for a format would dry up If consumers ignored it. Consumers don't care how much infrastructure has been invested in a format, only how well it works for them.
That said, I think both formats might come through this. Though it's still very early in the battle.
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Ahh, I'm a cheap @ss and don't have a tv that's larger than 20". That would drive me nuts. I assume that moving the sensor bar doesn't have any effect. What size TV? -I'm looking to buy one in the near future.
I'm a big proponent for nuclear power.... but stories like this make me wonder if we humans are intrinsically incapable of dealing with nuclear power on a day to day basis.
daily routines become more of a habit, and soon we're taking things for granted.... Definitely dangerous in a situation like that, and whether or not the procedures are well written and generally followed, it only takes one person.
Then again, I am drunk. I think I'll go mishandle my rod for a bit, and leave philosophizationing (nice huh?) to everyone else.
Beginning of the cycle. Nintendo is leaving it to Zelda to hold cores over until this springs' titles are out. (Hopefully they don't fumble this)
And I could have sworn there is a calibration screen somewhere in the setup menus.
I'd hope that they would care. SCEA has been relying on the ps2 for years as a cash cow. If as you suggest, Sony sacrificed their next gen console to win the format war then where would that leave them? Basically it would leave them as a producer of cheap movie players. That's a step down for sure, and I have to think that Sony wants it both ways.
I disagree on your first point. If Microsoft adhered to that mantra, then why sell the original xbox for a loss? Are they even breaking even on the 360 yet? As far as I know they are still taking a hit there, and will/would continue to for the hope that they can leverage that in their whole convergence thing. Ballmer is worse than column A or B, he's both. And we all know what happens when a chair throwing idiot in denial happens to get his hands on a mic..
GOOOOOOGLE BAAAAD! GOOOOOOGLE BAD!
*Queues up an image of a cartoon ballmer jumping around like a monkey/hetfield
Picturing Ballmer in Lars' place is damn funny ~~ For those who are thinking I must be on drugs.
Something about signing over rights to eat your wife and have sex with babies...
Er.. Something like that anyway.
Firefox has serious issues on my machine. It has spasms in the content pane and twitches up and down. This is a known issue and has no fix or workaround atm. On a positive note though, PS works fine for me with no issues.
Parent is a perfect example of what's wrong with our little OSS community. Years of contributing ( we're not talking use here, but actual contribution ). And this is the response of multiple people to his post.
We don't care if the software has issues that aren't being addressed.... just don't criticize.
Call his letter a troll if you like, but this wasn't some noob saying "MY MP3z WONT PLAY, SCREW FC!".
I don't know, Zelda has been a great single player game for me. I can kick back on the couch and just play. The motions required so far are actually very small. (I don't have the shield attack or the bow yet)
How's the PS3 though? I hear a ton of saber rattling, but really... how is it?
Same, I called Target, BB, EB, and even satan-mart... Nada. A couple of my buddies are waiting for me to find it, 6 packs of beer in hand. I'm sure as hell not going go the ebay route.
Well.... Maybe I'll just have a peek on ebay....
Ask Jack Tretton from Sony.... Units on the SHELF are what makes a system good. Seriously, he'll set you straight, good old Jack is a mix between Sherlock Holmes, Einstein, and the Delphi Oracle. Sort of a demi-god if you will.
You know, like the increase in ocean ice in the south Increases? Are you talking about the increase in free floating ice?
Preschool... Kids these days.
Actually some analysts gave vista not so bright outlook. Microsoft on the other hand had expected to sell 200 million copies of Vista to consumers and businesses worldwide in its first two years. Windows XP, by comparison, sold 120 million copies in its first 24 months.
Not so much spin, as intentional clouding of the issue by MS.
You're definitely not winning friends here. I agree with you though. So far, Vista hasn't been that bad. The firefox bug that causes twitching has forced me to switch to opera, but besides that almost all of my software works well. My geforce card runs the dual heads without any issues and performance isn't bad at all. (3.8 ghz, 2gb ram)
A lot of people here call Vista a plague or a bloated POS. Sounds a bit like a head in the sand issue. I don't foresee any large corporations switching to mac/linux solely because of Vista. I'm not a Mac user, so perhaps someone can help me out. Could a homogenus mac-based network supply replacements for SQL server, SAP, exchange? Are the clients able to interoperate with the windows services they replace? Incremental upgrades are key.
It's not perfect, but as with XP it's "good enough".... and that seems to satisfy most people.
What would you define as a scientist if Katherine Schaefer(G-cache) isn't one?
How would she be considered irrelevant? She's the one who stumbled on this after all.
Not quite. I've read a few articles that challenge that view. IGN has a good one. I'm not sure if this is without a doubt the case, but numerous sources have claimed it is. As always, grain of salt.
BTW: I am being sarcastic!
;)
I don't think everyone caught that. Next time, try making it bold.
Wouldn't it be funny if Sony became a direct competitor to Intel and AMD? Next gen PCs could run on cell processors!
That would be entertaining. I envision that Sony would claim within the first quarter that they had won the processor race, then move to introduce proprietary hardware based security- allowing only trusted devices to deal with "protected content". Then whatever mainstream OS out there would implement some sort of copy protection at the software level that would kee.. wait..... oh frack me..
*ducks and waits for the rendundant mod*
Here's my reason for disagreeing with this. If I were in a low income situation and forced to go to the public library for all my computing. I'd be pissed to find that I- as a consenting adult could not go to websites like myspace. If the small amount of money that I make is taxed, paying for roads and other public services.... I'd better be able to check a damn non-adult(read porn) website. Though I can understand (though perhaps have objections to) blocking all adult websites, social networking sites don't fall anywhere near the rubric.
Argue for public safety all you want. People determined to get on myspace will simply use a friends computer. Taxpayer dollars paying for this makes it a tough issue to call, but it seems to me that some sort of median level of acceptability should help define the standard, not exceptions.
then again, the alchohol might be talking.
and yes, I sympathize with the parents out there... but I doubt anyone here will claim that libraries blocking myspace will deter a teen from access. A bit like the DRM situation.
Delay tactic #34785 by SCO. No purpose besides attempting to cast more FUD on the issue. If they claim IBM is the PJ from Groklaw after she takes a break; allowing the courts to search for her for weeks/months... It's a good delay tactic.
I sincerely hope SCO rots in hell and as for Mr. DM... A jail cell looks nice.
A company I worked for produces pstn / voip b2b conferencing solutions. The companies purchase a server with our software along with customized hardware. Our software runs on solaris 7/8 using an entirely antiquated netscape httpd. Every machine out in the field runs telnet, none ssh.
Not that it matters much, most logging is disabled, the root password is a three letter word for 'feline' and remote root logins are allowed.
But are those videos that anyone is going to want to watch? You'll never win the war with movies no one wants to watch.
Never mind.. I just saw the list of movies for BD and HD-DVD.
That being said, IMHO this won't be a VHS versus Betamax thing. There is too much manufacturing set up for both sides to simply abandon one format. I have to disagree with one format being immune to abandonment. Industry support for a format would dry up If consumers ignored it. Consumers don't care how much infrastructure has been invested in a format, only how well it works for them.
That said, I think both formats might come through this. Though it's still very early in the battle.